Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 189, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1920 — Page 1

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ARGENTINA PROMISED CHILEAN SUPPORT A T MEETING OF LEAGUE Act of Big Powers in Putting Strangle Hold on ex-German Colonies Arouses Bitter Feeling .

GENEVA, Dff, IT. —Roumania today leked the League ct Nations to send an nU rnational aimy to the relief or ArBenJa. 0 GENEVA, Dec. 17.—The Chilean delegation today presented to the League of Nations assembly a communication from Jhe Chilean government expressing symfor the attitude of Argentina and promising to support the Argentine amendments when they are taken up at the next meeting of the assembly. The mayner in which the big powers to the closing hours of the assembly meeting have put the strangle hold upon the ex-German colonies defying the contentions of the United States some of the smeller nations has aroused bitter feeling. REPORT DRAWN tPON ASSEMBLY. The report of the mandate committee, admitting its inability to do anything, was thrown upon the assembly without recommendation. ■'They have handed the opponents of the League of Nations in the l nited States and elsewhere a very strong ■Weapon,” said Charles J. Daugherty or the Canadian delegation. After renouncing the wicked old system of the spoils belonging to the victor, it has been reasserted in this meeting. The council of the league tms refused the repeated demands of the mandate committee of the assembly to submit the secret report on the terms of the mandates.” Senator E. D. Milion of Australia and II A. L. Fisher of England took the stand that the assembly bad no power to fix the terms of the mandates. They contended that this right belonged to the council, which was nominated by the big powers holding the mandates. CECIL JOINS IN CRITICISM. Lord Robert Cecil, representative of South Africa, joined in criticising the council, but replied caustically to the Dutch delegates who had proposed that a’l nations he admitted to the League of Nations with equal commercial rights Lim the ex-German colonies. Lord Robert Cecil declared that the covenant guaranteed such privileges only to members of the league and not to outsiders. The general opinion was that Lord Robert was referring to th“ American notes

LEPPERT AGAIN UNDER ARREST Difficulties of Lorenz Arise, It Is Said, When Shiner Middaugh Is Acquitted. ■fioret)J'LeppcrUSs, of 1501 West Washington street, was arrested today on an affidavit charging him with operating 0 “blind tiger.” The arrest Is the outgrowth of a trial in Criminal Court yesterday, afternoon when Charles ("Big Shiner'i Middaugh was acquitted of a “blind tiger" charge. Leppert and Middaugh were arrested last August when thirteen gallons of “white mule" whisky were found In Leppert's garage. Evidence In City Court indicated the liquor was owned by Middaugh and Leppert's case, was continued. Middaugh was found guilty in City Court, but appealed the case and was acquitted in tUHmlnal Court. The arrest of Leppert is a revival of the old charge on which he was arrested once before. Lepper* formerly was a saloon keeper In the old "red light” district on West Maryland street.

Auto Crash Turns Up 224 Quarts of Booze An automobile accident at Vermont street and Indiana avenue this afternoon led to the s* Iznre by the police of 224 quarts of bottled in bond whisky. 'Khe bootleggers escaped. The booze was found in an automobile which crashed into another car driven by Dr. George Bugg, negro, 1140 Boulevard Place. The doctor and his sou, George, were not injured, although the car was driven into the front of a drug store at tbs corner. Despite the fact that the bootleggers' car was badly damaged, they sueceeeded In driving it to a garage at 4-6 North Capitol avenue, where the police found it with the liquor intact. The license plates had been torn from the car, but were found by the police. According to the records in the office of the Secretary of State the license was Issued to J. O. M<*Croekiiu of Sfcelbum, Ind. The Secretary of State's description fits the description of the car. Two empty bottles were found in the car, indicating, the police believe, that the driver may have been drunk when he ran into th-- other car. The booze seized is valued at more thmi $3,600. The car was also taken.

$1,350,000,000 Called for in Veterans’ Bill WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Adjusted compensation, under the provisions of bonus legislation passed the House, would entail tin- payment of $1,300,000,000 In cash within thirty days after final passage of the bill, Edward 11. Hale, chairman of the legislative committee of the Veterans of Foreign Wars today told the Senate Finance Committee. Plans for vocational training and aid in home building provided In the bill would call for expenditure of approximately $10.000,000, Ilnle said. Attorney Acquitted DETROIT, Dec. 17.—A verdict of acquittal was ordered by Judge Wilkins Thursday in the case of Frank H. Daban, Detroit attorney .charged with manslaughter in connection with the death last July of August Dwyer of Mlddieboro. Ky. WEATHER I Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity I for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. ra„ | Dec. IS: Fair tonight and Saturday, [cot much change in temperature; lowest | toalght, 23 to 30 degrees. ■ HOCKEY TEMPERATURE. I 6 a. in 27 17 • m -7 8 a. in n 19 a. m 27 11 a. m 28 10 a m 2S 12 fnoonf 29 \ p. m.... 30

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concerning Mesopotamia and the Island of Yap. The delegate from Ilniti who oasked for light as to how the league, expected to control the handling of mandates by the big powers went unanswered. It was declared that even the members of the mandate committee of the assembly saw the report of the subcom(Continued on Pago Twenty-Seven.) LEGIONNAIRES RESTORE QUIET IN KANSAS RIOT Request for State Troops Cancelled When Order Is Resumed at Independence. INDEPENDENCE, Kan., Dec. 17.—One hundred and fifty American Legion members today patrolled the streets of Independence atnl guarded the county jll to prevent a second outbreak of race riots which raged throughout the night resulting in death of two persons and serious injury to four others. DEAD. Lawrence Clennan, high school boy. Arthur Harper. negTO. WOODED. F. S, McHenry, baker, white. A. W. Niheok, Jeweler, white. Fred Kelly, barber, white. Norman Dickens, negro. Mayor Wadman telephoned the Governor's office at Topeka, cancelling his early request for troops, believing the Legiounaires, under command of Lieut. Harry Ball, would maintain peace. Although crowds of white persons today assembled near the Jail here, apparently there is no move to repeat the efforts of last night to lynch Noble Green, negro, suspected of the murder of R. R. " barton, which started the race trouble. Sheriff C. A. Hall said he would not take the negro to another town because he had given his word that the black would not be spirited away. It was only by giving this word, he explained, that a lynching was prevented las: night! But efforts of the sheriff and othr authorities to prevent gun fighting between whites and blacks were not so successful. Today one white mnn is dead, three may die and g fourth Is suffering fr>m a slight gun wound, while one negro was killed, the black who fired the first shot. 'Chen "Ralph Mitchell, driver of a bread (Continued on Rage Twelve.)

DAN SMITH CASE IS CONTINUED Gambling Actions of Four Given New Trial Dates. Cares against four defendants charged with pool selling, gaming and keeping gambling houses were continued In City Court today. Charges against Dan Smith, IS West Market street, were continued until Dec. 20. Charges of keeping a gambling house and pool selling against Henry Shea wer* continued to Dec. 24, and charges against Edward Dane 217 Fast Morris street, of gaming and visiting a gambling house were continued to the same date. Dune was arrested in Shea's dry beer place. Charges against Robert Douglas. 4, s outh Capitol avenue, were continued nntil Dec. 21. About a week ago several raids wexe made on places where pool-selling on horse ruces is said to have been conducted. On the day following an attempt to let some of the men “down easy" by an agreement between police and the prosecutor was made, but whim the cases of Nick Hold, 40 West Ohio sre--t known as “Nicx, the Tailor,’’ and a negro, Andrew Weeks, caught with four other men !n Nick’s place rver*> called and tin* two men pleaded guilty to pool-sell :uir, their attorney announcing that he had agreed to plead guilty lor the two men providing the charges against the others were dismissed. Judge. Pritchard sprung a surprise and added a ten day entente to the usual fine of .cm in such cases. The cases of Hold and Weeks were appealed to Criminal Court. Ex-Kaiserin Sinking BERLIN, Dec. 17. —The ex-kaiserin is In the extremity of weakness and her death may be expected soon, said a Doom dispatch to the Lokai Anzeiger today.

Britain Hopes to Find Lead to Irish Peace Snarled Conditions in County Worked Over in Efforts.

LONDON, Dec. 17.—Great Britain today worked over snarled conditions In Ireland to find the strand that will lead to peace. Among the snarls were recurrence of shooting c.:hl reprisals, amendments to the Irish home rule bill, the efforts of Eaborites toward peace and the uncompromising attitude or Sinn Fein lenders and sympathizers. The latter was represented in tile message from Bishop Cohaian of Cork to the commander of the Royal Irish Constabulary in that city, commander had wired the prelate expressing his sorrow that a cadet should have wantonly shot Father Magner, wdio intervened in behalf of a peasant quarreling with a policeman. “I can not accept or convey to relatives the verbal sympathy of an inspector general whose men are murdering my people and who have burned my city.” the Bishop declared. The cadet will be tried fur his life before a court-martial, it was announced in the House of Commons by Sir Hamer Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland. Dublin Castle had reported that the cadet was insane, but Sir Harnar Greenwood, in reply to a question from Joseph Devlin, Irish nationalist, said he was not aware that the slayer was a

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Forest Rangers Will Seek Missing Balloon ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 17. —Forest Rangers were notified by the State conservation commission to Immediately begin thorough search of the vast woods in the Adlrondaeks in an effort to clear up the mystery of the missing Government balloon and its three occupants believed lost. A systematic search starting at Wells, N. Y. t where the balloon was last seen, was instituted this morning. Puts Rifle in Vise and Kills Himself APPLETON, Wis, Dec. 17.—Albert Klozkeien, 38, employed in a Hour mill at Nichols, tightened a rifle in a vise, tied a string to the trigger, leaned his head against the muzzle of the gun and pulled the string. The bullet passed through his head, killing him Instantly. A wife and several children survive.

ILLINOIS MAN BOARD’S CHOICE EL A. Wreidt Chosen New Head of Vocational Instruction in State. E. A. Wreidt, director of industrial education in the schools of liltnnt*. w* named by the State board of education today n director of vocational education in the Indiana school*. Mr. Wreidt succeeds J. G. Colllcott, who resigned in September to accept the *uperlntede*iey of the t’nlumbus (Ohio) schools. The selection of Mr. Wreidt comes after several month* of controversy over whom the suoetisor to Mr. Oolltcott should be. lie was selected by L. .V Hires, State superintendent of public Instruction, from a list of about ten eligible*, after Mr. Hines had foreseen political troubles arising over the *o(fontlniiMl on Pago Twelve.) Expert Report on Myers’ Case Soon The Marion County grand Jury is oxTe> led to make an important report to Judge James A. Collins tomorrow morning. It is thought the report will include the finding of the grand Jury in the case of Mrs. luda Myers, who is being held in the Marion County Jail after being bound over from the City Court on a charge of the murder of her husband. Frederick A. Myers, former local photographer. Many witnesses have appeared before the grand jury relative to the ease. $200,000 Beach Fire

1 NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—The Temple Israel Synagogue and a whole block or business houses wore destroyed by fire today at Kockav.ay Beach. One hundred and fifty persons were driven from their homes into inclement weather. The loss is estimated at $200,000. INJURED IN’ BI X \VVAY. Holmes Garrett, 60, of 1302 Bradbury street, Is in the City Hospital suffering from severe injuries to ills left leg. Gar 'rett was loading gravel on n wagon at White River and Raymond street when his horse ran away, dragging the wagon iover him.

madman. Meanwhile other violence occurred with an attack by nearly 100 armed Sinn Feiners on a small detachment of soldiers. Laborites hre submitted their peace plans to l’remier El >yd George and were said to believe that peace can be accomplished shortly. Passage of the home rule bill is considered certain Saturday when I he House (Continued on Page Twenty-Seven.)

20 YEARS A CELIBATE, TRAPPIST MONK TAKES BRIDE

-I- -i- -i- -I* -I* -IWASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—After spending twenty years as a celibate in selfdenial and prayer, James C. Biddle found life without romance as barren as the walls of the monastery which held him. As he sat with ids, bride of two days, blissfully happy, Biddle a former Trappist monk, today described the yearning in men held behind monastery walls for freedom to live according to the dictates of the heart. Biddle, a member of tin. prominent Philadelphia family of that n’ame, Is 30 years old and his bride, formerly Miss

Chicago Bandit Killed in Theater Throng; N. Y. Yegg Frolic Fatal to Police Officer

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Sudden Departure of Boston Woman Baffles Big Army o f Searchers

BOSTON, Dec. 17.—Will the fate of Maude M. Daniels, like that of Dorothy Arnold, never be known? Police, private detectives, relatives, friends and the great organization of the Christian Science church, conducting an international search for the missing young woman, had about given up hope today. Miss Dunlels, secretary to Edward A. Merritt, dire.etor of the Christian Science Church, in good health, well educated, r.-flned and in every respect a fine typo of American womanhood, suddenly van lulled into the night on Nov. 28. Not the slightest definite clew that would lead to her whereabouts or reveal the

CHICAGO, Dec. 17—Three members of a bandit gang that undertook to rob a drug store at Clark and Randolph streeta, the heart of Chicago’* theatrical district, while the streets were tnronged with after theater crowds, ure being Sought by the police today. A fourth member of the gang, identified by papers found on Ms body ns Thomas Heavey of St. Louis, lies dead after a running gun tight with Policeman Charles It. Con ton, who died later from wounds received In the battl“. Early today a woman giving the name of Miss Nettle Robinson, alleged to have been Heavey’* sweetheart, was arretted. Five men declared to have been Ileavey's associates also were arrested and the police believe that some of them may have beeu the dead bandit's companions in the attempt to roll the drug store. The al Ming provided a midnight thrill for hundreds of gue,sts of the Hotel Sherman and other large hotel*, as well ns the throngs along Chicago's rinito Police investigation was hampered by the crowds that gathered a round the spur where the desd bandit lay on the -ide.. walk. Refusal of Miss Maude Lindahl, cashier of the drag store, to turn over the keys to the cash drawe.r.despite the mentoe of the robber's revolver, prevented the success of the robbery. The bandits fled when their activities attracted the attention of passersby, and as they emerged from the store police opened lire. The bandit Identified as Hejivey at tempted to leap into an auto hut found the door locked. As he turned to flee Con ton pursued him. The bandit returned Conton s flro and inflicted a wound which caused the policeman'* death a second before he fell dead with a bullet In hi* skull.

Ban On Outrageous Wiggle at Shortridge Backed by Women

"That the Seventh District Federation of 'iut> 4 go 00 record denouncing the modern eheek-to cliwk mode of dancing and approving tho stand <-f George Buck, principal of Short - ridge High School, In doing away with thl* year's prom, owing to the practice of 'immoral' dancing among the young people.” Thl* resolution was adopted by tho Seventh District Federation of Club* today at the meeting in the Odd Fellow building. Women of the city and of the various (dubs hu\e been much agitated over the .edict of Mr. Buck and a number of prominent clubwomen expressed themselves on the subject during tiie session "I want it clearly understood," subl Mrs. John Downing Johnson,

ALL PHONESTO BE AUTOMATICS New System to He Installed Next Year. In a statement today relative to the unification of the two telephone systems in the city, as tin* result of the purchase of the properties of the Indianapolis Telephone Company by the Indiana llell Telephone Company, Frank Wampler, vice president and general malinger of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, said that tlie plans now provide that eventually Indianapolis will become a full automatic or machine switching system. He said that tin* consolidation of service would be effected In 1921, although the problem was a very complex one and had required extensive engineering and planning. WORK HAS TAKEN MUCH PLANNING. “At the time of th-* purchase the Bell Company hail more than 62,000 telephones in Indianapolis, and the Indianapolis Telephone Company had nearly 12,000 telephones," Mr. Wampler declared. “In order to combine these two systems It has been necessary to tnnkt plans looking to the future of tile telephone service Which Indianapolis is to receive and the first question to demand thorough eon slderation pertained to the kind of telephone service to be rendered. It is now decided that both systems will be retained in service and after tlio merger is affected it will be possible to telephone from any automatic to any Bell telephone or vice versa. “The additional facilities and special equipment necessary to effect tlie merger is costing nbout $1,000,000. Both systems are In good condition and the plans devised by the engineers provide for the utilization of both plants. In general, the plans for the future are to retain all of the present manual or Bell offices as long as they are usable, both from a practical and economical standpoint. (Continued on Rage Twelve.)

-I- -I- -j- -|- - Mary Lena Gaines of Warrenton, Va., is 4S years old. “A man is never too old to follow the golden.spell of romance,” said the former monk. “The love that comes to a man late In life is sometimes the most beautiful of all love.” Biddle was 28 when he entered the Trappist monastery in Kentucky. A member of the high F*piscopal Church, he became a convert to Catholicism. , “After twenty years I renounced my vows, unable to reconcile myself any longer to religion without freedom,” he

reason for iter strange dlsappearanace has been found. Questions uppermost in the minds of those trying to solve this baffling ques tlon are: Has she been murdered? WhHt for? Has she committed suicide? Why? Is a secret affair the cause of her apparent self elimination from her narrow circle of life? Is she n victim of amnesia, wandering about another city, her identity unknown even to herself. Has she purposely hidden herself for some financial reason? is she the. victim of a dual personality? Was tnere emotional strife hidden behind her impenetrable reserve?

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.—With the me ! tropolis experiencing the most violent siege of robberies and hold-ups In many years, a movement was afoot today for establishment of vigilance committees to give greater protection to life and prop ert.r. On the heel* of the daring robbery and murder of a Fifth avenue Jeweler, whose place was looted of SSO 000 in gems, CRiue the slaying early today of Floyd Horton, a police lieutenant, who attempted to capture some auto bandits at 140th street anil Broadway. Oue of the bandits had entered an apartment, robbed the elevator, man but fled when kicked on the shins by ten ants after firing one shot. He Jumped into a taxicab pursued by several civilians, when Horton, on Ms way home in civilian dress, jumped on the running board of the taxi and ordered the man to stop. The reply was a bullet sent under his heart which caused hts death. Tiie bandits escaped. Not long after the killing of Horton the body of u man shot to death was found in a hallway on one Hundred Forty Second street, within less than ten blocks of where the policeman had been killed. It wa* Identified as that of Joseph If. Ilearsh. A watch found in (he dead man's pocket was Identified :t* the one stolen from the negro. The man evidently had been hit by one of the bullet* fired by Lieutenant Horton and had 'kraggc.l himself to the hallway. Frightened by the bloodshed he had witnessed Nicholas Lenrsh who had driven the murder car, drove hi* machine up to the Beach Strwet Police Station *hort!y before noon and sur rendered He was immediately taken under sever* examination at the hands of half a doten detective*. Horton told defectives shortly before j (Continued Rage Twelve.) ,

chairman of the Seventh District Federation, "that the organization 1 not opposed to dancing Indeed, I consider dancing a delightful amusement for tho young folk and am decidedly in firor of wholesome dan'ing. but I consider thl* extreme cheek to cheek am f. this outrageous wiggle that resell)Dies a violent attack of St. Yltu* dance, ridiculous in Itself and embarrassing to the onlooker without mention of the bad effect on the character and morais of the participant* themselves Pulse, grace and beauty !* what a dance should exhibit and those nro completely vanished from many of these modern contortions dignified by the name of dancing. t most beurtlly indorse Mr. Buck's stand and hope to (( ontinurd on Page Twelve.)

OUIJA DIDN’T KNOW THIEVES Druggist Consults Hoard Regarding ‘Stolen’ Alcohol. A West Terre Haute druggist tried to find out who stole twenty gallons of alcohol from his store by consulting bis onljii board, but without success, according to a report to C. J. Orblson, prohibition enforcement officer for Indiana, by ail internal revenue agent operating In Terre Haute today. The druggist’s tinuie was withheld penning rurtlier invest! gallon. The druggist has been disposing of too much alcohol, the prohibition officer stated, so his permit to purchase more was revoked for the time being. He tried to explain the swift disposition of tils alcohol supply with the story of the theft, which the rceenne agent said he was inclined not to believe. OBEKXHBt'BO WOMAN DEAD. GUEENSBI IIG. Did., Dec. 17.—Mrs. Mary J. Riley, 85, is dead at her home here as the result of a fall three years ago, when she fractured tier hip.

What? Goodrich Tii es of Paroling? Governor Goodrich will not consider any more requests for pardons or paroles from the State’s penal institutions after acting on the pending report of the Slate Board of Pardons. Tlie Governor made this announcement today. Ho said there are so many requests coming in for clemency and so many other urgent matters requiring ills attention in the closing days of his administration that ho has decided to take no more executive action after acting on the pardon board’s report.

I- -I- -I- -I- -I----i said. “The love of God is the highest love, but life is Incomplete without the love between man and woman. Every man must have the right to follow the dictates of his heart. “I.know that some of my fellow monks were as unhappy ns I. To me it seemed a greater sin to remain in the monastery yearning for freedom than to renounce my vows. Now I know complete happiness.” Biddle has returned to the Episcopal church and may become a clergyman of that faith. g

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$2,000,000 Loss in New Orleans Fire NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17.—Work of rebuilding and repairing damages to the Jahncke Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company's plant, which was gutted by fire, was started today. Indications are that the total loss, including damage to three ships—tho Dillwyn, under charter to the Standard Oil Company, the Basdngton and Judd County shipping board vessels—will not exceed $2,000,000. One man suffered severe injury. Says Aid for Farmers Impracticable Now WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Any ''piecemeal” ot emergency tariff revision to aid the farmers or any other class is impracticable at this time, Senator Penrose, chairman of the Senate Fitiunce Committee, has Informed congressional leaders by telephone from Atlantic City.

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FIND FORTUNE IN SQUALID HUT Recluse, Who Lived in Squalid Hut, Leaves Thousands to Charity. CHICAGO, Dec. 17 - A battered tin box found among the mean effects of Michael Heron. 70, a recluse, who was found dead in a squalid hovel on the south side, has enriched the I nited Charities of Chicago to the extent of several thousand dollar*. Although bis surrounding* indicate! abject poverty. Heron's death revealed an accumulation of gilt edged se cur!tie* and real estate worth more than SIO,OOO. A will found in the, tin box bequeathed his estate to charity. Woman Shot, Man Dead Over Wedding CHICAGO. Dec. 17. —During tv quarrel over the date their marriage wan to live taken place, John Novak today allot nd seriously want titled Mrs. Mivry Kolnian and then hilled himself. The tragedy occurred In the little south side home of Mr*, liolman, where she lived with iter three children and where Novak was a boarder. Mrs. kolnian was taken to a hospital where it is believed she will die.

McCray Inaugural Committee Named . Frank I*. Lltcliert of Muncle. prlvato secretary to Governor James P. Goodrich; Miss Ada Rush of Indianapolis, win will be private secretary to Gover-nor-elect Warren T. McCray, and Ad.lt. Gen. Harry B. Smith , wero appointed Unlay -nr novernor Goodrich us n committee to arrange details of the inaugural ceremonies for Mr. McCray. The incoming Governor will be inaugurated Jan. 10. Members of fiio various committees will be announced soon by the committee on arrangements. \ ROES SSOO GAL. RI’M TAX. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. A tax of fSOO a gallon on whisky was urged by Wayne B. Wheeler, counsellor the Anti-Saloon League, at a hearing today before the House Ways and Means Committee.

Harding and Bryan Talk Future U. S. World Policy Commoner, Guest of President-Elect, to Address Marion Presbytery Laymen.

j MARION, Ohio, Dec. 17.—01 d-time po- | llticul opponent* sat in close and belp- [ ful conference in Marion today. Wilj Ram Jennings Bryan, long the oommand- ‘ ing figure in the Democratic party, came 1 to give his advice and counsel to Senator | Harding on the future world policy of j the United States. J Mr. Bryan arrived this morning from j Columbus, and was the guest of the Freslj dent-elect for the day. Peace and the

-I- -I- -I- -I- -iHe and his bride will live at Paradise, the bride's old home near Warrenton, Vn. “And it will be real Paradise to us,” said Biddle today, toiling of We plans. The bride is a daughter of the late Judge William Gaines, a member of a well-known Virginia family. Biddle met her shortly after leaving the monastary. He is the son of the late Thomas Biddle, former minister to Ecuador. Asked whether he had been in love before he took his vows as a monk, Biddle answered: “That tg tasaething I do not wish to discuss.”

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GREENTOWN BOOZE IS BROUGHT TO CITY BY TOWN MARSHAL District Attorney Hears Prison Seizure Story and Turns Witnesses Over to Federal Grand Jury .

F. M. Garrett, marshal of Greentown, took no chances of .Sheriff Ora Butler and Prosecuting Attorney Lawrence Bock of Howard County taking booze captured with two alleged booze runners near Green town Thursday morning, away from him as they ci/1 his prisoners. Garrett, accompanied by two prominent citizens of his bailiwick, brought the booze—ninety-two quarts of

REPRIEVE STOPS GALLOWS WORK Notorious Gunman Escapes Rope When Supreme Court Acts. CHICAGO, Dec. 17.—Workmen are tearing down the scaffold in the yard of the County Jail today on which Gene Geary, noted gunman, was to have been hanged. Geary escaped the gallows, for the present at least, when the Supreme Court , granted a writ of supersedeas which will prolong his life at least until February. He had been in the death cell four hours when the writ was granted. Geary was convicted of the slaying of Harry Reckas, a saloonkeeper. EXECUTION ER~SLOW ; REPRIEVE GRANTED LINCOLN, Nob., Dec. 17.—Alcoa B. Cole, sentenced to die today at the Ne- j braska Penitentiary, was today reprieved by Governor McKelvie until Monday. Warden Fenton has been ordered to send for an executioner from Massachusetts, it will require three days for him to ar- i rive here. With Cole will die his companion, Allen Vincent Grammer, whose mother-in-law, Mrs. Lulu Vogt, the two were con- i victed of slaying. This is the sixteenth , reprieve for Coie and the fourteenth for j Grammer.

Iron Firm on Rocks NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—The Sheffield Iron Service Corporation, a New York concern, which operates blast furnaces in Alabama, and has extensive iron propertic* in Tennesssw*. went into receivership today, listing liabilities in excess of $350 000, which it admits being unable to meet at present. ORDERED TO STOP USURY PRACTICE Works Board Raps Men Who Fleece Laborers.

Reports that city employes, particularly city inspectors, were advancing small sums of money to city laborers at a rate of SLO per cent a year, ie responsible for the passage of an order by the city b nrd of works today prohibiting the practice of “scalping.” The action was taken following protests by workmen that money was loaned them by inspectors, who charged 10 per cent each week on the principal. “Any city employe found guilty of this offense will be immediately discharged," said the board In passing the order. Resolutions declaring the board exempt from paying State automobile license fees on motor enrs operated by the board, were aiso passed today. The board of safety, park board and other city departments do not pay fees on automobiles nnd motor trucks, the board points out, together with the fact that trucks and other motor cars operated by the board arc used for the upkeep of the city, and not for pleasure. Eighty-nine of approximately 120 motor vehicles owned by the city ure used by tiie board of works for the removal of garbage and ashes and other purposes. The total fee for 1921 assessed by the Mate would amount to more than $1,200, according to tin* board. "It is not right to spend the city's money for any expense which can be eliminated.” commented Chairman Lemanx. Identification tags will be placed on each board or works car consisting of a plate bearing the word “City” and a number, ns well as the present equipment of the shield with the department name, attached to the side of cars. Final assessment roll for resurfacing South street from Illinois street to Senate avenue was approved. FARMER DROPS DEAD. NOBEESVIEEE. Ina., Dec. 17.—Tobias Miller, 70, dropped dead at his homo in the northern part of Hamilton County of Peart trouble. Ho was a farmer. Ihe widow and one son, Albert, survive.

most potent methods to Insure It were the subject of their consultation. These subjects always have been close to the heart of the former Democratic standard-bearer and Secretary of State. Senator Harding counted on him to outline in detail the provisions of the arbitration treaties entered Into by the United States before the great wav and give his opinion as to how they should be effectively amended to meet present conditions. Although the question of the make-up of the Harding Cabinet was not a subject of discussion between the Presidentelect and Mr.Bryan It was by no means overlooked by Senator Harding during the day. Harry M. Daugherty was expected to arrive from Washington to outline the views of party leaders in the capital on Cabinet appointments. Mr. Daugherty is the expert political chemist of the Uardiug counsellors. To him has been delegated, it. Is said, the task of testing the reaction presentation to party leaders of each uy combination of Cabinet mabVial. f Mr. Bryan will address the layman's conference of the Marlon Presbytery this afternoon. Senator New Is scheduled to be (he chief visitor of the Presl-uc-ut-tyitfct couiorruw. /

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seven-year-old bonded whisky—to tho Federal Building in an automobile early this morning. After listening to their story of how Sheriff Butler seized the two prisoners from the marshal In the traction station at Kokomo, while he was en route to 'turn them over to Federal authorities here, and how the sheriff is said by them to have bc.a partially under the Influence of liquor, came with the prosecutor .‘to Greentown last night and tried to take over the liquor and the automobile the alleged bootleggers were driving, United States District Attorney Frederick Van Nuys took them before the Federal Grand Jury to testify. j 11 hen Marshal Garrett told how Sheriff Butler had threatened him for failing jto turn over the liquor and how the j sheriff and prosecutor have repeatedly failed to give him cooperation in the enforcement not only of liquor but other laws In Greentown, District Attorney Van Nuys promised that the Federal Government would give him assistance. Tho district attorney told the marshal not to fear the threats of the county officials. NERVOUS OVER ■LOAD OF BOOZE. Mr. Van Nuys had hardly reached hi* office this morning when the marshal, accompanied by George E. Laßowe and John Llnvilie, arrived. They entered the district attorney's office and asked for that official. He was busy. The marshal appeared nervous. He was not long in revealing the reason, for across Meridian street, directly in front of the Marion Club, he had parked the light automobile in which the booze, valued at $1,700, was brought here. Later it was stored in the Federal building. Assistant District Attorney Samuel Garrison volunteered to watch the booze and the trio were admitted to the district attorney's private office. There they were asked to relate their experiences, which the marshal had partially detailed in a telephone conversation with the district attorney yesterday. Punctuating his recital with frequent trips to the window to see if the booze was still safe. Marshal Garret began. ‘I wrote out a little outline of the case between 3 and 4 o'clock this morning and here it is," he said, handing the district attorney three closely written pages.

"Between 3 and 4 o'clock this morning?” Mr. Van Nuys asked. "Do you work all night?" "Well, I'm out at all hours,” the marshal responded, crossing his feet, the protection of which was augmented with a PRlr of red overshoes. TELLS OF FINDING STALLED AUTO. He said that about 3:40 o'clock yeterday morning he was called to the farm of Mr. Larowe, about a mile southwest of Greentown. He hastened acres* the fields on foot and was told by Mr. Larowe that two men. whom he susplcloned were automobile thieves had gotten him out of bed and asked for tome gasoline fer their automobile, stalled half a mile down the road. The written report of the marshal tell* the rest of the story : “Arrived on scene, arrested two men on suspicion of being automobile thieves. After searching placed them In Mr. Larowe's car then looked for liquor, found several bags full. Took men into town and locked them up. .Hired large truck to bring in car and liquor on evening of same day. Counted ninety-two quarts of Creager & Creaper bonded whisky of Covington, Ky., made In .1013. (Continued on Page Twelve.)

GIVES 5 DAYS FOR FILING TEST SUIT Notice Served in Northwestern Avenue Bridge Case. Prepared to take legal steps to determine the validity of a contract held by the receivers for the A. J. Yawgsr & Cos.. for the construction of a $274,000 bridgo over White River on Northwestern avenue, Attorney Merie N. A. Walker, counsel for the receiver of the. construction company, today stated that he would give County Attorney Harry Hendrickson five days' time to carry out the orders of the county commissioners requiring him to tile a “friendly suit* in the local courts to determine the validity of the Yawger contract. Several days ago Mr. Walker appeared before the board and demanded that the contract be cancelied and the contractor’s bond returned. The county commissioners passed a written resolution declining (Continued on Page Twelve.) President Buys Home WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. President Wilson has bought the Henry S. Fairbanks home at 2340 S street, N. W., Washington, the White House announced this afternoon.

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